Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 23 Aug 2012

1. GCSE RESULTS FALL FOR FIRST TIME

The proportion of pupils who received top grades in their GCSE exams has fallen for the first time since they were introduced in the 1980s. This year 69.4% of entries earned grades A*-C, compared with 69.8% last year. The proportion of pupils receiving A and A* grades, fell from 23.2% to 22.4%. More than 650,000 pupils got their results today.

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